Cape Council of Policy
86
1656-05-29
Minute details
- Entry number
- 86
- Date
- 1656-05-29
- Year
- 1656
English translation
Since we are generally burdened here with much sickness from the incoming ships, for which reason a suitable sickhouse has been built behind it with a stone embankment outside in the hornwork in front of the fort near the seafront, where267 they are all well provided for and wages are paid at Comp's expense, nevertheless, although we (as we daily examine it) also notice that many are so poorly provided for sleeping well that some (having nothing under or over) are especially completely devoid of their sacks, so (considering the necessity of preserving the people's health) it is at the service of the aforementioned Comp's. It was considered advisable to have one hundred good bulkheadsacks made, and a main cushion of sailcloth kept in stock to accommodate those needed, to provide it at a rate of one yard, each approximately as much, but not more, as the E. Company would cost for the sailcloth, and this was primarily done so that the sick, in addition to the good salary, could also enjoy their proper comfort.
Furthermore, seeing that the barrels are somewhat sparsely depleted of fish oil as they had fermented, as much of it is used for wagon grease as otherwise, it was also decided to sail the seal yacht and the sloop Peguijn with the first good wind to Dasseneijlant and Saldanha Bay: to burn a consignment of fish oil from the sea lions there (which are very fat with speck), and to find out together everywhere on the islands how the seals are doing, and if any letters from France or other ships (coming from Madagascar) can be found somewhere: and from there to learn further news of the galley Tulp on 14th August. Passado departed for this large island, and, exceeding all expectations, at the same time received orders to catch some fish and to spot or salt them for food for the people of this garrison, whereupon a suitable officer was also appointed. [This sentence appears to be incomplete and should be omitted.] [This sentence appears to be incomplete and should be omitted.] [This sentence appears to be incomplete and should be omitted.] [This sentence appears to be incomplete and should be omitted.] [This sentence appears to be incomplete and should be omitted.] [This sentence appears to be incomplete and should be omitted.] [This sentence appears to be incomplete and should be omitted.] [This sentence appears to be incomplete and should be omitted.]
Thus done and resolved at the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1656.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1656.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, Secrets.
Furthermore, seeing that the barrels are somewhat sparsely depleted of fish oil as they had fermented, as much of it is used for wagon grease as otherwise, it was also decided to sail the seal yacht and the sloop Peguijn with the first good wind to Dasseneijlant and Saldanha Bay: to burn a consignment of fish oil from the sea lions there (which are very fat with speck), and to find out together everywhere on the islands how the seals are doing, and if any letters from France or other ships (coming from Madagascar) can be found somewhere: and from there to learn further news of the galley Tulp on 14th August. Passado departed for this large island, and, exceeding all expectations, at the same time received orders to catch some fish and to spot or salt them for food for the people of this garrison, whereupon a suitable officer was also appointed. [This sentence appears to be incomplete and should be omitted.] [This sentence appears to be incomplete and should be omitted.] [This sentence appears to be incomplete and should be omitted.] [This sentence appears to be incomplete and should be omitted.] [This sentence appears to be incomplete and should be omitted.] [This sentence appears to be incomplete and should be omitted.] [This sentence appears to be incomplete and should be omitted.] [This sentence appears to be incomplete and should be omitted.]
Thus done and resolved at the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1656.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1656.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, Secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Dewijle wij hier doorgaens met veele siecken van d’ aencomende schepen beladen blijven, tot dewelcke rede wel een bequaem sieckenhuijs achter met een steenemuijr buijten in ‘t hoornwerck voor ‘t fort omtrent de Zeecant is gemaeckt,daer267 deselve al goet gemack ende tractement op Comps. costen worden aengedaen, nochtans nademael wij (ons oogh dagelix daer over latende gaen) oock bemercken veele soo qualijck van slaepgoet versien sijn dat sommige (niets onder off over hebbende) insonderheijt gansch ontbloot sijn van bultsacken, soo is (geconsidereert de nootsaeckeijcheijt der conservatie van ‘t volcqs gesontheijt) ten dienste van opgemelte Compe. goet gevonden te laeten maecken hondert stucx goede bultsackenende tot dek een hooftcussen268 van zeijldoucq op voorraet omme de benoodichde daermede t’ accommoderen ende op reecqe. te verstrecken tot een Ra. ijder sijnde omtrent soo veel doch oock niet meer als d’ E. Compe. ‘t zeijidouck comt te costen, ende principalijck gedaen wort op dat de siecken doch beneffens het goede tractement oock haer behoorlijcq gemack souden mogen genieten.
Wijders gesien wij door de laccagie der vaten bevinden wat soberder versien te sijn van traen als wel gegist hadden, vermits oock veel tot wagensmeer als andersints geconsumeert wort, Soo is oock goetgevonden ‘t Robbejachtjen ende de sloep Peguijn met d’ eerste goede wint aff te veerdigen na ‘t Dasseneijlant ende de Saldanhabaij : om aldaer van de zeeleeuwen (seer veth van speck vallende) partije traen te laeten branden, ende met eenen overal op d’ eijlanden oock te vernemen hoe ‘t met de robben staet ende off oock erghens eenighe brieven uijt France off andre schepen (van Madagascar gecomen) sullen te vinden wesen: ende daer uijt te vernemen na tijdinghe269 van ‘t galijot de Tulp 14en Augustij ao. passado na ditto groot eijlant vertrocken, ende tot dato boven expectatie noch uijtblijvende, neffens ordre om met eenen wat visch te vangen ende vlecken off insouten tot toespijs voor ‘t volcq deses guarnisoens waer toe south ende een bequame zeghen mede gegevensal worden270 ende last om oock ‘t jachtjen vol riet uijt do. baij mede hier te brenghen mitsgaders d’ opperhooffden t’ intregeeren extract van desen om haer te dienen tot instructie ende ordre &a.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten daghe ende jaere als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1656.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1656.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, Secrets.
Wijders gesien wij door de laccagie der vaten bevinden wat soberder versien te sijn van traen als wel gegist hadden, vermits oock veel tot wagensmeer als andersints geconsumeert wort, Soo is oock goetgevonden ‘t Robbejachtjen ende de sloep Peguijn met d’ eerste goede wint aff te veerdigen na ‘t Dasseneijlant ende de Saldanhabaij : om aldaer van de zeeleeuwen (seer veth van speck vallende) partije traen te laeten branden, ende met eenen overal op d’ eijlanden oock te vernemen hoe ‘t met de robben staet ende off oock erghens eenighe brieven uijt France off andre schepen (van Madagascar gecomen) sullen te vinden wesen: ende daer uijt te vernemen na tijdinghe269 van ‘t galijot de Tulp 14en Augustij ao. passado na ditto groot eijlant vertrocken, ende tot dato boven expectatie noch uijtblijvende, neffens ordre om met eenen wat visch te vangen ende vlecken off insouten tot toespijs voor ‘t volcq deses guarnisoens waer toe south ende een bequame zeghen mede gegevensal worden270 ende last om oock ‘t jachtjen vol riet uijt do. baij mede hier te brenghen mitsgaders d’ opperhooffden t’ intregeeren extract van desen om haer te dienen tot instructie ende ordre &a.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten daghe ende jaere als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1656.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1656.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, Secrets.